Born on April 8
International Roma Day
Celebrate Romani culture and voices.
Next: April 8, 2027
Where it comes from
International Roma Day marks 8 April 1971, when the first World Romani Congress opened in Orpington, on the edge of London. Delegates from Roma and Traveller communities across Europe asserted the Roma claim to be recognised as a full people, adopted a flag and an anthem, and named 8 April their international day.
How it's celebrated
Roma communities and their friends hold concerts, readings, exhibitions and festivals of Romani music, language and history, and raise the Romani flag. The Council of Europe hosts an 'Opre Roma' Month in April, celebrating Roma culture across Europe, and governments and European institutions use the day to speak…
Did you know
The Romani flag has a blue upper half for the sky and a green lower half for the earth, with a red sixteen-spoked wheel at its centre.
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